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F. L. VAN nusEN.

MAT-CH MACH'lNE.

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MATCH MACHINE.

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No. 657,47I.

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MATCH MACHINE. (Application med'mv. 22, 1898.

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No. 657,47l.. F. L. VAN DUSEN.

MATCH MACHINE.

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F L VAN DUSEN MATCH MACHINE.

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FRANK LESTER vAN DUsENl, or OTTAWA, CANADA.

MfATcHiviAcH IAN-E.

SPECIFICATION forming par@ of 'Letters Patent No. 657,471, dated september 4,1966. Appncnson ined Novembgrzain's. semina. 697,171. (Nomoaar To all whom it `may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK LESTER VAN DUSEN, of Ottawa, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Match-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in that class of automatic machines which are adapted to cut match splints or sticks from a block of Wood, dip the same in igniting compositions, and `dry the latter, thus producing matches complete and ready for immediate use.

The construction, arrangement, combination, and operation of parts are as hereinafter described, the novel features being indicated in the claims.

In the accom pan yingdrawings, eight sheets, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic representation of the entire machine. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the wooden blocks, half-size, from which match-splints are cut. Fig. 3.is a plan view of a portion ofthe machine, which includes block-feeding, other important mechanisms, part being broken away. Fig/t is a perspectiveview of ratchet, pawl, and lever mechanism for feed.

ing the wooden blocks. to-the splint-cutters. Fig. 5 is a side elevation ofthe portion of the machine shown in plan in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective in plan and side View, part being broken away, of` one of the links composing the endless chain or carrier employed for feeding the wooden blocks to the splint-cutters. Fig. 7 is an end or front face .view'of the portion of the machine shown in planin Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section on line 8 8 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8a is a detail section morel specifically hereinafter referred to. Fig. 9 is a detail sectiongof a block-carrier. Fig. 10 includesa perspective view and cross-section of thesplint-socket andV guide-plate 28, a perspectiveview of the body or main portion ofthe cutter-head J, and a perspective view of the slidable abutment-,plate 25, having a raised [lange 25a. Figs.` 11,' 12, and 13 are vertical sections illustrating the operation of the splintcutting mechanism and attached devices for forcing and guiding splints severed from a blockinto' the sockets in the slats of an endless traveling chain or carrier. Fig. 14 is a slathaving a splint-cutting, and p Fig: 15. includes two perspective views of the worm-wheel employed for moving the endless splint and matchcarrier. Figs. 16 and 17 are enlarged vertical sections illustrating the construction and operation of the mechanism for ejecting the completedmatches from the endless traveling carrier. Fig. 13 is a detail partly-sectionalplan of the match-ejector proper. Fig. 19 is a plan View of the portion of themachine for applying composition to the splints previously dipped in a sulfur or paraffin vat. Fig. 2O is a side view of such composition-applying apparatus. Fig. 21 is -a vertical cross-section on line 21 21 of Fig. 19. ,Fig 22 is an enlarged perspective section of 'one of the composition-vais and the annular gear for rotating it.

Referring in the first instance to Fig. 1, it will be seen that thematch sticks or splints which are severed from rectangular blocks X, such as shown in Fig. 2, are inserted into sockets in a carrier A, composed of metal slats or bars that are loosely connected to form an endless traveling chain by which the splints x aresuccessively carried through or dipped in thesulfur or paraiin bath B, then over rolls Working in Vats containing the igniting composition, then over a series of pulleys a, arranged in a drying-room, thence over rolls C, arranged in an inclined plane for the purpose' of forcing the matches up in the slats or bars of the carrier A, theniover a pulley a', from which they descend to the ejecting mechanism at D, whereby they are delivered upon" a'transverse traveling belt E,that conveys them to the packing department. From such point of eject-ment of the completed matches fr the'slat chain or carrier A passes downward, then upward over pulleys a2, by which itis guided `to the splint cutting and severing apparatus,where the operation begins anew. The block-feeding`, splint-sever ing, and match ejecting mechanisms and V triangular form of socket for match-splints.

other'related or cooperating parts are arranged in a` strong vertical skeleton frame G, which is shown enlarged in Figs. 3, 5, 7, and 8. l will proceed to describe the said mechanisms and parts with the requisite detail.

The blocks X, from which the match splints or sticks are to be severed, are placed sucparted to it.

cessivelyfend to Aend on endless chainsyH, (see Fig. (3,) which are arranged travel iii parallel guideways I, forming a horizontal` attachment of the top portion of the skeleton frame G, and arranged diagonally, Fig'. 3, with reference to the several cutter-heads, Figs. 7 and s, that rseipredafe verneiiy stl one side of said frame Gr. As shown in Fig. 6, these several chainsor carriers-fin this inst-ance four are employed--are composed o`f a series of similar links, each having a rounded tenen -2 at one endA and a recess or socket. 3 at the other adapted to receive such a tenon, whereby the links lare a'dapted "to be pivl otally connected by transverse rivets or bolts. Each yiink l is provided on its nlp'perfside with., transverse ribs or teeth 4, that abut or take i into the splinteblocks Xia-nd vprevent the lai'- ter -slipping backward wfhil'e being fear'riedd. Aalon g by the :eh-airis H. Tire under 'sides' of the links -1 are also provided wit-h La recess 5, Fig. 6, adapted t0 receive -a tooth spricket 'or feed wheels 6, over which th'efclifains H- -pa'fss -Sucfh sprockets 5 "are shown in dotted` lines, Fig. 3, and lare #keyed nipon `liorizcntia`lt parallel shafts 7, Fifg. 4, having ratchet-disks 8 fixed on their louter ends. 'One sprocket and `shaft :are required yfor each block-carrier or chain H. The latter obviously requires, to Aremain motionless when the `:c'irtcirg -'efrl splint-severing mechanism is operating, and hence intermittent lnrovenrient mnst be 'iin- In other Words, it is advanced only -at the time when the fsplifxrtfoutting'i mechanismis ,receding 1frrni't bleek X. ,'lfo impart intermittent rotation to the fsproketf' rsh-:ftfts 7, pendent levers 9, -F-ig. 4are piv- :oted on the llatter and 'carry pivoted 'gi'iavitye pawls 10, that engage 4the ratcheft -disks,

4 cain=as sflrown. As the lchains or carriers `advan ce'i n-termitten'tly they carry the blocks -X forward beneath 'a pl'atfev18,"j4fl anism. The ichains H donetlextend 'so frias t-hfe cover 1S, #and tlreblocksXeure hield firil'llly between said 4cover and the base-piece "1-9.,

each cha-in guideway =I,f'an d' setlscrevs21., riranged beneath suc-h plate -20 'and :s lipprtiin-g the'sarne, as shown. ['t is apparentithatby rotating said screws 2l the plate and chain H isfafrranged as close ga'spracticaible to the place i' Where the chains turn down through the beds ofthe .fguileWays A Y `I come now tofdescription of the cutting or splint-severing mechanism. There being four block-guideways I and carriers H, there fisnecessarily a ,like nulnbkerof cutter-heads fJ-,.iid^thee, asshown best in Figs. l1, l2, and 13, may consist of a solid block having a laterally-prejecting ledge in which the cutters proper, 23, are formed. These blocks Xare rigidly connectedLand they are reciprocated vertically {meansof thick'p-itmen or connectinU-'rods 24 and the driving crank-shaft "16. "elat't'' is 'arranged horizontally in bearingsl at one side of frame G and provided with a ban'd1'vheel 24. The combined "ciitterdeads J Iare guide'd vertically ifn lp'arailel and Work 'acro'ss the mouth-s or Aexits ef the fou-r 'gnidew'ays I. (See Fig. T8.) As-shown ih Fig. il a cutter-head -J isat the top or upWai-difmit of its stroke, and (a re'w bf circular cutters proper, 23, 2orniinfg 4"an att'afcifrment oir part fef fit, are shown projecting 'over a splint-block'X and ready Vto begin a downward In -1-2th'e cutter-headJ is shewn at vQJhfeliiriiiref itsdownstroke, and a sei-ies gof Aslplnits l'have severed and are standing in the cutters proper, 23. Tire spii'n'ts tnnssevjeredare nextto ne guided and piecifed iin-'U0 the sockets of the 'fspi-int-carner-A. "Ihelfatter'fisedmposedof transverse parallel slats or bars 24, hinged together or lirex'ibity ny means of ia-ter'alzpertermed ears that 'are fpivote'd together, as fsho'vnifnFigsnl-Q and 13. Each slat or bar Mess e. series et' venzieai apertu res adapted @topjserve as sockets or holders '-for match'- Ispiiiits,@anni yiajid.sockets have a 'pe'cfulfiar form Aa "'poseflrereifnafterstated. The-carrier @As moved' iiiremittenitiy rn ene 'direction fby means that wirrwisobe descr-inea hereinafter.

.ift-will be lf2 "that a section of IIO shaft 16.

levers 25, Figs. 5, 7, 8, and 8a, which are operated by cams 27 on the drive-shaft 16. Said levers 26 are pivoted to the cutter-heads J and necessarily move with them, and their lower ends are slotted or provided with elongated yokes 26a, Fig. 8, that embrace the It is obvious that the elongations of the slots or yokes 26a allow the levers V26 to reciprocate with the cutter-heads J without affecting the action of the cams 27, required to vibrate said levers and reciprocate the platesr2r5. ,Y e. Y

The arrangement of the abutment-plate 25,- cutters or cutter-plate 23, and splint-socket plate 28 is such that their vertical traverse is merely the height of the block X from which the splints are severed, which is an important feature, since it enables a maximum number of cuts to bev made in a given time. The detailsof arrangement are as fol lows: On the top of the cutter-headproper, J

is secured a iiat splint-guide plate 28. (See Figs. 8 and 10 to 13.) The said plate 2Shas vertical splint-grooves 29 in its front or inner edge and a series of splint-sockets 30 inits body portion. As the plate 25 raises a row of splints x, as before described, as shown in Fig. 13, the said splints a; are supported and guided into .the sockets 24 of the slat that lies directly over the aforesaid guide-grooves 29`.

Further, when the cutter-head J descends,

the guide-plate 28` moving with it, the slat chain or carrier A advances the length of the space between two Slat-sockets 24, and consequently when the cutter-head J again rises the row of splints that were last guided by grooves 29 and inserted in Slat-sockets 24 enter the sockets 30 in said plate 28, as shown in Fig. 13, and are thereby held or guided while being forced farther into the Slat-sockets 24, as shown in Fig. 12. In other words, in the irstinstance the plate or splint-sticker 25 forcesthe splints a: about one-,third their length into the sockets of a slat and at the next operation-t'. e. ,rise of the cutte1-head the same splints are projected farther through the sockets, so that they project therefrom equidistantly on oppositesides, as shown in Fig. l2. i

In some machines of this class the splint and match carrier is caused to travel in the opposite directionfrom mine in order to prevent the top of the cutter-head striking the lower ends of the splints` upon making the stroke directly after that in which the splints have been forced up and stuck into the carrier, and the splints also have to be raised high enough to clear the top of the cutterhead guideways and feed works. I have overa come this difficulty by the provision of the guide-andsocket plate 28, which forms practically the top of the cutter-head and stiifens and braces the comparatively thin cutter proper. This plate 28 allows the splints to be carried over the cutter-head without being interfered with and permits the cutter-head to come close up to the bottom of the carrier,

leaving the splints, Fig. 13, in the proper po'- sition for dipping. Another reason why I am able to shorten the stroke of the cutter is that the abutment-plate 25 has a raised or angular thin-edged ange which is moved forward has a straight or vertical edge and can not'be i shoved forward until carried down far enough to clear the lower edge ofthe block from which the splints are cut, or, if provided with an angular edge, it is pivoted in such manner that it is impossible it can engage and begin to raise the splints at the instant the cutter has completed its stroke, since (for one reason) it must swing in the arc of a circle, for which movement due space must be provided underneath the cutter. When the splints are raised, they enter the carrier-socket before the cutter-head has made half its upstroke and are pushed about half-way into said sockets, and since it is impossible for them to come back more than one-sixteenth of an inch (which is the space allowed for the cutter to clear the top of the block from which `the splints are severed) they need not be held very tight in the sockets or only suflciently so to sustain them while being finished and dried. To avoid having the cutter-head strike the lower ends of the splints and shove them up flush with the carrier, I provide the plate 28, whose sockets receive the support and guide the splints as they are crossing over the cutter-head,which movement would oth:

erwise be im possible, since the cutter-head is necessarily wider than the space between the rows of splints. If the cutter-head specified be made as narrow as the space, it would-re quire a carrier six hundred feet in length to hold as many splints as oneV three hundred feet long suffices for in my machine, and less than this would not allow time for the matches to dry after dipping. l

From the splintesticking4 mechanism the carrier A takes the splints to the paralin or sulfur dipping vat B, (shown in Fig. 1,)

i where the carrier A is depressed about. three fourths of an inch inorder to dip the splints to the proper depth `by means of fixedxand downwardly-curved side guides 31. Thencc the dipped splints are carried to and over 1rollers 32, working in composition-vats 33,

which are more fully described hereinafter, and then t0 andthrough the drying-room, where the carrier is disposed in parallel ver tical convolutions and travels on pulleys a, as shown. From the drying-room the endless carrierA takes'the now com plete matches x over an inclined plane composed of a set of rollers C, Fig. 1, which are arranged to successively push the matches x upward and outward in the slat-sockets 24 preparatory to their final ejectment therefrom. `Said roll- IOO ` land vertical inl bearings in frame Gland v geared.intermittentlyvwith the driiyfe-shaft1.6;A Y .The twospiralflanges'of these worm-wheels 34 34 engage the ends of the splint and match q ers C-are'preferably three `innu'mber 'andare arranged horizontally `parallel,lbut"iu'isuc-` cessivelyhigher planes, thegrst beinglo-f cated lowest, the second higher,and the third highest', as shown. The first roller Iserves 4to `push the :mat'ghes upward 'acertain j dis-1 i' 4tance, the second :roller agreater distance,

while by the thirdor highestroller they' are pushed up until their Shanks are iushywithv the under side of the slat-s'ockets'24 ofv the carrier A. .f f The means fo'r .moving the carrier A fin-Y termittently are worm-.wheels 34, (s`e'efesp`e--` cially Figs. 3.an`d 5,) mounted jonshafts 3535,

that are arran ged, respectively, horizontal carryingvslats of CarrierA, and althoughcon'- stantly revolved they act ou the slats inter:-

' mittentlytc force the same forward.. Thus the Vcarrier has dwells of sufficient length to` allowvinsertion of splints x therein, and dur-v ing the same' time the match-ejecting mechinjnumberas and are adapted .to en'ter'the ,f,conical.sockets24 lin ltheslatsof carrier A.V 1 `series `'of-parallel horizontal pins 40 are `txedin the bottom of the boX 37 andare co-v f -j-incidentfwith and work in the holes in the l i bar38. A spiral-*spring 4 1 encircles eachpin.-

' 40. The outer ends of thepins are-normally ilushwith theapexes of the cones. 39 of bar "1 "sofas to receive lav carrier-Slat betweenthem.

' "TheboX 37 is fixed on a horizontal plate .42,

' which is adapted to slide horizon tally in suitableguideways in frame G. The'means for- I reciprocating said plate 42, and thereby the- 3,8,an'd the sides of the box 37 are spaced apart,

*rejecting mechanism proper, are levers 42,

'i y l(shown .best 4in Fig. 8,) which are arranged verticallyand pivoted at the middle of .their l. e' Y 1 length and slotted at their lower ends to adapt "'55 y;wheel'44, keyed on V horizontal shaft 15.

them for engagement with the angeof a cam It willl nowbe understood that as the match- Vcarrierv A is arrested at the proper time the t cams 44 cause the lever 43 to throw the plate 6o'- 'into the position shown in Fig. 12, whereby 1 the sides of box 37 embrace or inclose the op- 42 and attachedejecting mechanism forward posite slatof said carrier, the conical points 39 of the bar 38 enter the sockets in said slat, and the pins are guided and forcedinto the sockets 24, thus pushing out the matches ac', -which fall upon an endless traveling de- -be run at three-fourths capacity.

flivery-belt theirfheads all lying inione direction.' AIt`will.benoted that thesprings 41'al1ovir .the bar-38" to be` pushed backward jin box 37 to the distance the pins 40 require to-passrthrough the Slat-sockets 24. So soon 'as the matches' have been thusejectedthe cam 44'retracts the box`p37andirs attachments, and the `carrierAmoves down the'distance requiredto Ybring another match-carryingl slat' oppositeth'e ejecting devices D, when thelatter repeatthe operationjabove del r scribed.:` vThe correspondencein construction and'arrangementbetween the conical proj ectionV 390i barA 3,8. and the funnel-shaped sock'- ets` 24 of a carrier-'slatholds the klatter steady in .place "and, enables thefejecting-'p'ins 40 to be `guidedl exactly into the sockets 24, so that ing operation. i

thereis' nodangerof mischance the ejecthe composition-Avatsgll, Figsn19vto 22, are

jcircula and arranged inthe usualhot-water y-ba-th`33. The chief featureo-f. the'apparatus is the adaptation for speedy and convenientv removal of f one or ymore-of such vats 45 in case it'becomes necessary `by accident'z'tl ignition of the composition. `For'this purpose each vat 45 is provided witha circular horizontal ange or ledge `46, Fig. ,22, that rests on the adjacent edge of the top 47 of the. water-bath.

"To hold the vat 45k from rotation,dowelpins 48 are fixed in the said top 47 and projectverticallyinto sockets in the ledge 46,fas.shown. Anv annularspur-gear 49 surrounds each vatledge 46., th'e'two having engagingrabbets or shoulders,.as shown, that of the .ledge overlapping the gear,.so thatifthe latterbe raised the vat will be also. v Stirrers and Scrapers 50 are arrangedA in eachvat '45, the samebeing angular bars that work close to the bottom and sides ofthe vat and .are'attache'd to the uppersi'de ofthe gear 49.v vrThe stirrers 50 intersect andv ar'epivot'ed'at the 'center of the vat. The gears 49 of the several vats-'four in number-fmesh', Fig. 19and therefore rotate together. Rotation. isimpartedto allsimultaneously by the small gears'l, arranged' at diagonally-opposite "points on the water-bath 3-3. j {I hesegears arejkeyed on vertical'sha'fts 52, that'yderive rotation from adrive-"shaftlB,

carrying la band-pulley 54, as shown in Fig. 19. When the* compositionvof a.` vat` 45 becomes ignited or vit is'desiredtoremove the vat for any other reason, the rotation `of said irive shaft'is arrested vvanda suitable lhoistingdevice or apparatus is applied -fov raising a gear 49 and vat 45 together. Then the op? yeration ofthe apparatus may bevcontiuued with the other yvate, so that the machine may It is apparent that one of theend gears and vats may be removed, Vor both center gears and vatsat the same time, without lpreventing operation of the others. 4 Another feature is the zigzag arrangement of the.vats,whereby space IIO iseconomized in the heater and at the same time carriers are 'adapted to run over sepa'- .rate rollers, and any one may be stopped and a Vat removed without interfering with or arresting the opera-tion of the other carriers or removal of the other vats. `A roller 55 runs in each vat 45 to take composition and apply it tothe dipped splints as they travel over it. Each roller 55 is mounted on a sh aft 56, that is geared with a `shaft 58,* arranged alongside the water-bathand deriving motion from one of the vertical shafts 52, before re ferred to. These roller-shafts are made easily detachablefrom their bearingsto allow removal of the vats and annular gearsh as belfore described.

As shown in Fig. 14, the splint-sockets in the carrier-slats are triangular in cross-section at vany point between their flared mouths. This shape has been found to be practically efficient for holding a round or three-quartermatch splint, but will not hold a half-splint. In other words, a perfect splint sticks in such sockets with due friction, and so" does a tl1reequarter splint, since it is in contact with and compressed between a suflicientnumberof sides of the sockets; but a halfsplint fails to find due compression and support inthe sockets,and hence falls out. Thus the carrierA automatically selects and retains such splints as are suitable for use as matches when dipped and tipped, but rejects the half or worthless splints, so that the expense of removal of the same manually from the perfect matchesl is avoided.

What I claim isfi l. The combination, with a series of guideways and a series of endless block-carriers, or chains, adapted to travel in the same, of a like series of sprockets and shafts having ratchet-disks keyed on their outer ends, pendf ent levers pivoted on said shafts and having pawls that engage the ratchets, a bar connecting the lower ends of said levers, and

having parallel lateral arms, and a rotatable cam `arranged between said arms, substantially as set forth and for the purpose specified.

2. Thecombination with the fixed guide- Ways for sliding splint-blocks, and an endless splint-carrier having perforated slats, of the cutter-head having an openin g and horizontal guideways, the abutment-plate adapted to slide in the latter and having a projecting flange, the cutter-plate fixed directly over the abutment-plate, the splint-guide v plate 28 fixed upon the cutter-plate and having a series of splint-sockets adapted to register with those in the splint-carrier, and means for reciprocating the cutter head, whereby the aforesaid abutment-plate, cutter-plate, and splint-guide plate are reciprocated together and the limits of movement are the height of the splint-block, Vas shown and described.

3. The combination with the block guide- Ways and cutter-heads reciprocating as specified, of a crank-shaft and pitmen, abutment or splint-elevating plates arranged in slots in the cutter-heads as specified, levers pivoted to said cutter-heads and having their lower ends formed as elongated yokes', and cams on said crankshaft which are embraced by said yokes, as lshown and described, whereby the levers reciprocate the abutment-plates horizontally, while the cutter-heads reciprocate vertically, as shown and described.`

4. ln a match-machine, the endless splint and match carrier, composed of solid slats a splint and match carrier composed of slats or bars loosely connected and having a series of match-sockets which have funnel-like entrances, of the ejecting mechanism comprising a bar having a series of conical projections coinciding with the aforesaid sockets and adapted to enter the same, pins working through the said projections and adapted to enter the sockets, substantiall y as and for the purpose specified. l

' 7. The combination With a guide-frame and a splint and match carrier composed of slats or` bars loosely conn eeted and having a series of match-sockets whichV have `funnel-like entrances, of the ejectingmechanism comprising a bar having a series of conical projections coinciding with the aforesaid sockets and adapted to enter the same, aseries of pins working through the said 'projections and to which said pins are attached, andsprings interposed such frame and `the bar having conicalV projections, as aforesald, substantially as shown and described, for the pur-4 n pose specified. 1

`8. The combination with a guide-frame and a splint and match carrier composed of slats or bars loosely connected and having aseries of match-sockets which have funnellikeen`` trances, of the ejectingmechanism comprisinga bar having a series of conical projections coinciding with the aforesaid sockets and adapted to enter the same, a boX-like guide-frame whose top and bottom sides are adapted to embrace a carrier-Slat, pins fixed to the bottom of` such `frame interiorly, and

adapted to work through the conical projections and Slat-sockets, and spiral springs encircling the pins and arranged as shownand described.

9. `The combination with a carrier having slats provided with a series of match-sockets, ahorizontal slidable plate and a lever and adapted tov enter the socketsa guide-frame iro cam-shaft for reciprocating said plate, ejecting mechanism proper which is attached to and carried by said plate, and consists of a guide-frame, a series of pins, a bar through 'A ifiesof deviesiarmnged adjaoen"fly indi'eijenifhorizonml planes so as toform collec-.tively v L.A binatliongwthvanendllestravelingvplint .find i ,Y inatoh' carrier', Vhaving*socketsasispeciigad, f-,Or f

` i. as shown 'and descl'ibedr.'l

v neathmhe oairietgwherehyihe Shan'ksnfthe j matches stri'kejisi; 'upon thelowestrolle and; `idingove i t,`-a,r'e forged up in thesopkj ets a, :certain distance, then successively upony i 13.l 'Inla manchi-machine, nh@ heiter fof. i.

ghar, `substaiitigLHy as described.

' specified, of servies of nolielts arranged inan which vsaid pins Work, land a series of Isprings i 111121.17,encircle 4 the `pine and Suppen-1; the .Said f 10.."Inja, vmatch-inachine, the ombination f with a tiaveiingisplitand match-carrier,

ihaivingfslmjsi providedfwith soeketsi of a lsfe-V` an incline ,overfwhi'oh .the matchesare car- Heisubstantially as shownand described.A

11.1In a match-making machine, ihe (mmf reception ofthe upper endsof splints and of means arnanged horizontally and adjacepply" indifferent p1anes,fso as fno form an' incline,

i 12- The" @Qmbr'ioil wbh a' "traveling match-carrier hziving'sockets for manchenv inclined planepeiraileljto each other. y.ein lfbelthe higher rollersfby which they are raised sbill'higher, asvsho'wn and'described.

,einen or more openin'gari-angedin zigizgigrelamion; a .Series of Ipompesi'rion yai'isy'or pans :placed "andy supported in Lsaid o'penin g ,1`anda gseijies of rollens,ammngednonefineach pain -asshown' Vand describedgffor ih e' apn rpoeslpeoied..

inginv che vans, Lhevatgandfgearsi'being so Aconnected' tha-t.' both may bef` paisa-3d together' ,from 1gb-@walterhath :asshown: and described. 1 1 l5.l Theicombin'aition with a Water-bath and .plint-carrie1,`of 2i-series of .removable Vcom- 5 ilillidngthe vais 'ansrhaving arsholder th at. [engages `*ledge en .the vais, stiirrers ,attached series of remomble oompositionjtake-up rolls,

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